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It had been two weeks since Om had joined the office. It had been three days since Om destroyed everything that reminded him of his real passion, art. 

On the first day of his new job, he kept his wavy hair but he wore a suit. He had to listen to Tej's non-stop criticism on his wavy hair saying that "it is so unprofessional" and "this wavy hair still makes you look like an artist, I don't want my clients to know that my son was an artist". So before going to the office, Om was made to straight his hair. Om was going to argue but seeing his mother, he knew that he couldn't so he did as he was told. 

On his first day, he was made to finalise a deal but he didn't know how to. The words that were coming out sounded so strange and so weird...sadly he didn't finalise the deal and well...this is what happened between Tej and Om:

Tej: you are simply useless! You have no brain! How can one say that you are my son?

Om: I am not your son, I refuse to be known as your son.

Tej: watch that mouth of yours. Seriously there is something wrong with you! I'm disappointed in you.

"I am disappointed to you", "something is wrong with you"...those phrases are some of the phrases that can damage your child big or young, adult or kid, emotionally. 

Two weeks have passed and he kept his straight hair, keeping a ponytail in the middle, he got rid of these flowy, artistic-like clothes and started wearing suits and ties all the time. He didn't just look different, in two weeks his attitude has completely changed. He became colder...he became a man of a few words now. His family members couldn't even recognise the middle Oberoi brother. 

...

It had been two weeks since Gauri's mehndi ceremony and her mehndi was pretty much gone. 

Yes her marriage was supposed to take place three days after her mehndi ceremony but the groom's family had some important matters to sort out so the marriage was postponed for two weeks. 

Gauri looked at herself in the mirror, the makeup artist had done a great job with her makeup...she wasn't going to lie. Her eyelids were a sparkly gold, winged with black eyeliner, her lips were pure red like Snow White's lips, she wore a light layer of blush on her cheeks. Her hair was tied up in a bun decorated with jasmine flowers, she wore a headlet on her head, her nose held a simple golden nose ring, hands were decorated with gold bangles and her neck had a heavy golden necklace. She was wearing a ruby red lehenga with gold embroidery. 

Sneha kept the veil on her sister's head and then said: wow Gauri didi, you look like a princess. 

Gauri: hmm a princess marrying the wrong prince. 

Just then, Richa came running into the room, once she reached the room, she was breathless. 

Gauri: Richa? Did you just run a marathon?

Richa didn't talk, she was still trying to catch her breath. 

Richa: okay I can breathe now. Relax, I'm not gonna die. 

Gauri: good, now tell me why did you run? 

Richa: I can explain...actually this video explains it better than me.

She gave Gauri the phone and Gauri pressed the video.

...

Tej: Om, today you have to give a presentation. 

Om: but you know that I can't give presentations, I can't finalise deals...

Tej interrupting: then there is a problem with you, you have some problem! You can give exhibitions but you can't give presentations...how useless are you? Now go into the boardroom and give the goddamn presentation. 

Om: fine Mr Oberoi!

Om snatched the laptop off Tej and went into the boardroom. He had hosted exhibitions before but at that time, he knew what he was talking about. During his exhibitions, he could talk about his knowledge of art like what sort of technique did he use and his inspirations behind the paintings, what each painting meant to him etc. Presentations...he was talking about numbers, information regarding the company, this, that, he really had no idea what he was talking about. 

Om: good morning everyone, I am Omkara Singh Oberoi. Today I am going to talk about...

Person 1: you are supposed to tell us the safety information first!

Om: okay (he took a deep breath) before we begin the safety information...sorry, before we begin the presentation, I will take a moment to review the safety information. 

Tej entered the boardroom and when he was listening to Om, he smacked his forehead in disappointment. As Om was talking, he looked at Tej who was giving him the disappointed look. 

...

Gauri, Sneha and Richa were watching the video. 

Vikram (Gauri's fiancée): of course I don't want to marry Gauri yaar. But after marriage comes the suhaagraat  

Vikram's friend 1: so you will just celebrate the suhaagraat with Gauri?

Vikram: exactly, I will only celebrate suhaagraat with Gauri  then I will toss her out of my house.

Vikram's friend 2: wow what an amazing idea!

Vikram: I know right, girls are only meant to be used as objects. Besides once I toss her out, no one will accept her because she was left by her husband. 

Him and his friends started laughing. 

The video ended. Gauri gave Richa her phone back and was quiet.

Sneha: Gauri didi, please don't marry Vikram. I can't see my big sister miserable.

Gauri: and I can't see my little sister miserable. Chachu and Chachi will hurt you.

Sneha: no they won't! 

Gauri looked confused. 

Sneha: we're gonna run away.

Gauri and Richa: how?

Sneha: with our legs stupids. 

Richa: by the way Gauri, Sneha is right...it's better for all of us to run away. If you tell your Chachi and Chachu about Vikram's intentions, they won't believe you. In this place no one is going to understand you so it's better if you run. 

A knock was heard. The girls turned to see Vikram.

Vikram: sorry to interrupt but I wanted to see my hone wala wife.

Richa: you are asking for your bad luck. You shouldn't see your wife in her bridal outfit before the marriage.

Vikram: whatever! I want to see what I will be taking her out of later on.

Richa: watch your mouth, a little girl is in this room.

Vikram: can you and Sneha leave? I want to talk to my hone wala wife.

Richa and Sneha looked at each other then they looked at Gauri. Gauri stood up from her chair and came towards Vikram. 

Gauri: Richa, your phone please?

Richa gave Gauri her phone then Gauri showed Vikram the video. Vikram was shocked. The video ended then Gauri said: I am not an object, in fact girls are not objects. You can't marry me, use me and then toss me out! You will want to talk to your hone wala wife? Now you are talking to your ex fiancee. 

She took the engagement ring off and tossed it on the floor. Before she went out of the room, Vikram held her wrist tightly, his nails piercing into her wrist. 

Vikram: you will marry me no matter what! You are a girl, your thoughts don't matter!

Sneha and Richa: LEAVE HER!

Gauri looked at Vikram angrily then she lifted her leg to kick his stomach. He fell onto the ground and signed the other girls to come with her. They were walking at first so no one would suspect a thing. Once people were not around them, they started running but unfortunately they weren't that lucky when they thought people weren't around them. 

...

The presentation was now over. All the clients left the boardroom leaving Tej, Om and Shivay.

Tej: if Shivay hadn't came, then we would have lost that deal. Om why can't you be more like me or Shivay?

Shivay: bade papa, give Om a break. We all told you to teach him a little bit about the business.

Tej: if you are so keen on teaching then why couldn't you teach him?

Shivay: how could I when I was busy with my own work? You didn't even give Om a chance to breathe. If I had free time then yes I would teach him. If Om had free time then yes I would teach him.

Tej: you two have time now so go teach him.

Shivay: you know what? I will and I will prove to you that Om isn't useless and that he is not a disappointment, what say Om?

He turned to his right only to find no Om. An assistant came and said: Tej sir, Shivay sir, Omkara left.

The two nodded and assistant left. 

Om was in his car, driving...he would always be a disappointment to Tej no matter what he did. As he was driving, he could see Tej's disappointed face. What was so special about business? 

Om: just remember Om, you are working in this business for your mother. She said that if Mr Oberoi divorces her, she will kill herself. I don't want to keep her in this loveless marriage but I don't want to lose my mother. 

...

Person 1: oh bride, where are you going?

Vikram: Gauri, don't you dare leave!

Oh shoot, he had gotten up! The girls started running since they could sense Vikram nearing them. Once they started running, they could hear yelling and people being made to run after them but they didn't stop, they continued running. 

Richa: where are we running to exactly?

Gauri: I don't know. 

They continued running, they ran as fast as lightening but they could still hear footsteps being after them, they could still hear the yelling...

Sneha: run faster!

Richa and Gauri nodded. They ran faster than they already were and continued running at that pace, the background noise was fading and soon there was no background noise.  

The girls stopped running, Sneha didn't need to catch her breath since she loved running but Gauri and Richa hated running so they were trying to catch their breath.

Gauri: running....is hell.

Richa: after this day....never....never running...again.

Gauri: a..agree.

Sneha: we have to continue, we still need to run else they will find us. 

Gauri and Richa got their breathing back on track then Gauri spoke: what will we do? Where do we go? Richa you got a job in Bareilly, you can't leave it. Sneha, your school is also here?

Richa: that job is useless. I work in the cafeteria in a hospital! 

Sneha: and my school is useless.

Gauri: education is important Sneha anyway....what are we going to do? We can't go back there. 

Just then a bus came and stopped. A woman came out and said: we are going to Pune, do you girls need a ride? No need to pay. (I am making this free ride thing free)

The girls looked at each other smiling.

Girls: yes.

Woman: oh dear! 

Gauri: what happened?.

Woman: we only have one place left...we can take the kid and only one of you because you can keep the kid on your lap.

The girls looked at one another. Going to Pune meant going out of Bareilly but that meant they had to separate.

Gauri: Richa, you go with Sneha. 

Richa: no Gauri, you go with her. You sisters need to stay together.

Gauri: look we may have started our relationship as best friends but now Richa, you are our sister. Sneha needs one of her sisters and I want you to stay with her.

Richa: but if I go, then what will you do?

Gauri: sneak onto a train. 

Richa: but...

Gauri: I may have left my phone in the house but I know your number by heart, I will go on a train and when I reach a new city, I will find a phone and let you know. Then I will find a place to stay temporarily and search for jobs. When I find a job that will suffice all of us, I will call you guys and you guys can come to the city. Richa, we are all sisters and we will be reunited soon I promise. For now, take Sneha with you and find a job and Sneha a school.

Richa: but Gauri....

They heard the yelling and footsteps.

Gauri: Sneha, Richa, go!

Before they went, they hugged Gauri then they went into the bus, waving Gauri bye. Once the bus left, Gauri started running. She didn't have time to be emotional, she had to run else those people who were after her would kill her. She reached the train station and saw a train going by. She ran as fast as she could and got onto the train. Now those people would not be after her. 

Gauri in mind: I know I shouldn't have left my sisters but those people were after me and if I went with Sneha, then they would kill Richa...I couldn't be selfish, Richa has always been there for me and she found a way for me not to marry, she did a lot for me and I can't be selfish. Sneha, Richa, we will meet soon I promise.

...

It had been a couple of hours, Om hadn't came home yet. Everyone was worried and soon went to their respective rooms but Shivika and Rumya stayed in the living room. They tried calling him but his phone was unreachable. They were getting more worried with every second passing by.

Just then a man entered the house.

Shivay: finally!

Rudy: O!

Yes it was Om, he came back. Shivru ran to hug him.

Shivay: where did you go? 

Om: just went for a drive to clear my mind regarding Mr Oberoi. 

Rudy: I think we should all go into our garden and have some drinks.

Everyone nodded, Om was hesitant and refused but Rudy dragged him outside. He took the red wine and juice from the kitchen after making Om go outside and some glasses. He came back and poured red wine in some glasses and orange juice in the others.

Rudy: have the wine O, you will feel better.

Om picked up the glass and took a sip. Just then, Shivay used a spoon which was on the garden table and tapped it against his glass of red wine. Everyone's attention was on him and he spoke: ishq ka khel ishqbaaz khelte hai.

He sat next to Anika and Anika turned to him, saying: ishq makes you feel michmichis.

Rudy: if we are going to talk about ishq then for me, ishq is when every girl wants to say 'I love you Rudy'.

When he said that, he looked at Somu who smiled at him and he took her orange juice, making Somu open her mouth a little bit thinking that this guy is impossible.

Somu: for you, ishq is basically everyone praising you. So self-absorbed. Ishq for me is when a guy is only committed to his girl.

Rudy: I thought ishq for you is when a guy is a good cook.

Somu: just shut up Duffer Singh Oberoi. 

Rudy made a crybaby face. It was now quiet until Om spoke: ishq sirf ek sauda hai, jis mein dil dekar dard sehna padta hai.

He stood up from his seat, leaving everyone in shock. Even though the conversation was not about his so called dad, it was about another thing that he hated...ishq, pyaar, l'amour, amor, amore, ai, amare, love...okay no matter what language love was in, he still loathed it. 

He went in his car and started driving. He didn't know where he was going but now he wanted to clear his mind because it was filled of memories when he got his heart stepped on and broken. 

...

Train person: we have now reached Mumbai.

Gauri went out of the train and started walking.

Gauri in mind: Mumbai, a city where dreams can be fulfilled or when dreams can be broken. Mumbai, my dream is to find a place and a job that can suffice me and my sisters. Please don't break this simple dream of mine. 

She walked from the train station and soon found herself on the streets. She had never been in Mumbai before but Mumbai during the evening looked so pretty. The sky was getting darker and she couldn't see a shelter at sight.

Voice: oh ladki, looking for a place to stay?

She turned to find some men drinking on the streets. They came up to her and a man said: you can stay in my bed.

Man 2: no no she can stay in my bed.

Man 3: I want her in my bed. 

Man 1: by the way did you run away? Good good.

Gauri got scared. Man 1 came nearer to her and his hands touched her necklace.

Man 1: what an expensive necklace!

Man 2: she must be rich.

Man 3: we can sell her jewellery and this lehenga.

Man 1 tried taking the necklace off Gauri but Gauri punched him in the stomach. The other two men tried going near her so that they could touch her so once again she ran. Unfortunately they had to run after her...including the man that she punched. 

Om was driving. His mind shifted to him and Riddhima, they were laughing and hugging, acting all lovey dovey. Then his mind shifted to Ishana dancing, wowing him with her dance, then her saying that her name was Bela. His mind then shifted to Ishana telling Om that she was only after him for money and Riddhima telling him that she wants him to change and him to have some property. 

"Look Om, you need to change. If we are going to live together, then you have to compromise."

"YES OM IT IS TRUE THAT I WANT TO MARRY YOU FOR THE SAKE OF PROPERTY!"

"I AM A CON WOMAN! I LIE AND CHEAT SO THEN I CAN HAVE MONEY!"

"I am only after you for money. If you didn't have money then you would be useless!"

Om: I tried to compromise Riddhima but you didn't...I thought you was sweet Ishana but you turned out to be bitter. I thought you was selfless Riddhima but you turned out to be selfish. You tried to wow me Ishana but you was only trying to wow me for money. 

Gauri was running, the men yelling after her. One man reached and grabbed her veil but she still ran though the man made the veil on her head tear a little bit. 

Om: you guys hurt me, I never had any intention to hurt you two but thanks...thanks for proving to me that all women hurt you in the name of love. Some men are lucky to find women who don't hurt them at all but I wasn't lucky. My mum wasn't even lucky. Some men can hurt women in the name of love like Mr Oberoi did with my mother...

Suddenly his car stopped. He became more annoyed. He went out of the car and saw that one tyre was flat. Thankfully he had a spare tyre in his boot. He started repairing the tyre, as he was repairing his tyre, Gauri was still running. Once Om was done repairing his tyre, he didn't go back in the car, he leaned against his car and looked around the area.

Gauri was running and running, her legs were killing her but she didn't stop. She turned her head as she was running to see if anyone was following her. When Om was looking around, she bumped into him.

Kehne lagi dono se woh
Khamoshiyaan.. O saathiya
Kehne lagi dono se woh
Khamoshiyaan.. O saathiya

Before she fell onto the ground, Om caught her. He looked at her hazel eyes and she looked at his black eyes. 

Saathiya saathiya
Saathiya saathiya
Saathiya saathiya
Saathiya saathiya

The wind started playing with his hair as he continued to look at her and she looked at him with a small smile.

Baadlon mein
Ghul na jaayein
Hain jo naghme thehre thehre
Do dilon mein jazb karle
Saare jazbe gehre gehre

He helped her up but their eyes were still on one another. 

Kal kya pata milna miley
Nazdeekiyaan o saathiya

Precap: Gauri in Oberoi Mansion

So will those men find Gauri?

Will Gauri find a job and place so she can reunite with Richa and Sneha?

Will the Oberois accept Gauri in their house?

Is this the start of Rikara's love story?

I am really sorry if this story is boring. Do vote and comment and let me know if you want me to continue the story.